Alternative Fuels: If We Cannot Compete With Price, Go For Value

Gas Prices Continue to Increase
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As advances in technology, particularly in fracking, make it easier for us to extract oil and natural gas, alongside discoveries of more and more oil and coal deposits, the lure to lavishly use fossil fuels is ever more present. Had it not been for the high prices of fuels at the pump, the issues regarding climate change might have been set aside long ago.

Carbon emissions harm the environment and will bring about catastrophic weather conditions. Unless new technologies are developed to combat these harmful effects the need to improve and develop alternative energy sources is huge. With lesser incentives for alternative energy usage and development being pushed, the sector must work harder to be more competent with fossil fuels.

If we could not yet find a cheaper alternative to fossil fuels, we should at least try to develop a more valuable replacement.